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. >>> that was the moment today when the eyes of the world were on the vatican. when cardinal jorge bergoglio walked out as pope francis i, leading the world's 1 billion cat licks. late today president obama released a statement saying, "michelle and i offer our warm wishes to his holiness pope francis. as a champion of the poor and the most vulnerable among us he carries forth the message of love and compassion that has inspired the world for more than 2,000 years." vice president biden will lead the u.s. delegation to the vatican for the formal ceremony making the pope's installation. pope francis is the first pope from the americas. he's the first to take his papal name from st. francis. the friar who more than 800 years ago took a vow of poverty and devoted his life to helping the poor and the sick. in fact, pope francis is known as a humble man of simple habits. the ap says he often rode the public bus to work, cooked his own meals, and often visited poor neighborhoods. francis is also the first pope to come from the jets with order, an order with a long tra
. >>> that was the moment today when the eyes of the world were on the vatican. when cardinal jorge bergoglio walked out as pope francis i, leading the world's 1 billion cat licks. late today president obama released a statement saying, "michelle and i offer our warm wishes to his holiness pope francis. as a champion of the poor and the most vulnerable among us he carries forth the message of love and compassion that has inspired the world for more than 2,000 years." vice...
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there's a great saying among the folks in the vatican, after a fat pope, a thin pope, he is too much like benedict and he might look like benedict light. i'm trying to knock down all the front-runners because i think our best hope for a pope like john xxiii is -- a long -- >> i think a chubby pope would be -- i don't think governor christie is available for this particular line of work although he's a fellow religious. i want to get back to you, linda, i read your column all the time, and i think your values are a tad to my right, a tad or a half a tad. that's all right. i know you're smiling because it's true. let's talk about this. a lot of people who weren't catholic are wondering why we're talking about this. 1.2 billion people in the catholic church. it's a loud church to be heard from and it tends to be a bulwark of belief. it isn't a pr church. it does what it believes. the question is what it believes. does it have to be refined? the role of women is not the same as the role of women 2,000 years ago in any society. why can't women be priests? >> i would be the first to lead t
there's a great saying among the folks in the vatican, after a fat pope, a thin pope, he is too much like benedict and he might look like benedict light. i'm trying to knock down all the front-runners because i think our best hope for a pope like john xxiii is -- a long -- >> i think a chubby pope would be -- i don't think governor christie is available for this particular line of work although he's a fellow religious. i want to get back to you, linda, i read your column all the time, and...
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including corruption within the vatican, sex abuse scandal, role of women in marriage, and of course, contraception. michael wrote the book "left at the altar: how the democrats lost the catholics and how the catholics can save the democrats." mary johnson was a nun for 20 years with mother teresa before leaving the church. she's the author of the book "unquenchable thirst." legal settlement of nearly $10 million in child sex abuse, catholic diocese of los angeles. $10 million. this is what most catholic lay people read in the paper, will read it in the "times" tomorrow, every paper in the country. they'll say, the priest, what are they doing? a lot of these cases are old. >> i think the church has done a great deal since 2002 when they dop adopted the charter to ferret this stuff out. what i think the hierarchy doesn't understand, the church abuse scandal started the way watergate started with burglary. it's no longer about this priest or that priest who did it with a little bit or little girl. we understand that happens whether penn state football or the church. the problem are the
including corruption within the vatican, sex abuse scandal, role of women in marriage, and of course, contraception. michael wrote the book "left at the altar: how the democrats lost the catholics and how the catholics can save the democrats." mary johnson was a nun for 20 years with mother teresa before leaving the church. she's the author of the book "unquenchable thirst." legal settlement of nearly $10 million in child sex abuse, catholic diocese of los angeles. $10...
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including corruption within the vatican, sex abuse scandal, role of women and marriage, and of course, contraception. mike at winters is an old pal of mine. writes for the national catholic reporter. wrote the book "left at the altar: how the democrats lost the catholics and how the catholics can save the democrats." mary johnson was a nun for 20 years with mother teresa before leaving the church. she's the author of the book "unquenchable thirst." legal settlement of nearly $10 million in child sex abuse, catholic diocese of los angeles. $10 million. michael winter, this is what most catholic laypeople read in the paper. they'll read it in the "time"s tomorrow and every paper in the country. they'll say these priests, what are they doing? why did we just learn about this stuff? a lot of these cases are old. >> i think the church has done a great deal since 2002 when they adopted the charter to ferret this stuff out. but what i still think the hierarchy doesn't understand is that the sex abuse crisis started about molesting children the way watergate started with burglary. it's no lon
including corruption within the vatican, sex abuse scandal, role of women and marriage, and of course, contraception. mike at winters is an old pal of mine. writes for the national catholic reporter. wrote the book "left at the altar: how the democrats lost the catholics and how the catholics can save the democrats." mary johnson was a nun for 20 years with mother teresa before leaving the church. she's the author of the book "unquenchable thirst." legal settlement of nearly...